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Tuesday, May 27, 2014 7:01 AM

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Candidates for Alabama House District 52 will meet with the AL.com/Birmingham News editorial board this morning to outline their platforms and explain why they deserve an office at the State House.

Longtime incumbent John Rogers faces a challenge from political newcomer, the Rev. Patrick Sellers, in the June 3 Democratic primary.

Rogers was first elected to State Legislature in 1982 and was co-chairman of the Jefferson County Delegation. Sellers is making his first run for political office. He is a member of the Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority and has served as the board's chairman.

The district, which includes Birmingham and parts of Jefferson County, is heavily Democratic.

From questions about last session's the fight over the Birmingham Water Works Board, efforts toward economic development in Jefferson County and strategies for working with a Republican majority in Montgomery, as the staff prepares to meet with the candidates, AL.com is seeking reader input.